: tuxedo

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Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine. Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025 Will Smith's son kept the rest of his outfit simple, with a black tux and white shirt, but donned a giant, black castle on his head, with a little circle cut out for his face. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 Slater, meanwhile, wore a classic black tux sans tie. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025 Chalamet sported a black tux with a navy blue scarf (plus the mustache, of course), while Jenner wore a silver, sparkly dress. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tux

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tux was in 1922

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“Tux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tux. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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